Homelessness: Getting Plugged Into Family, Friends, and Societyrelationships • my world • Leaving a Legacy • lifestyle
Homelessness—I sat in the dirt at a homeless city under a bridge with a beautiful blonde six year-old as she laughed and played mommy to a doll in her stroller. This scene was similar to the way children who live on the dump in Africa play, oblivious to the…
Teaching Kids to Give Back Through Your ActionsThe irony didn't hit me until late that night, when we were all tucked safely in bed. We had driven Brent, a formerly homeless yet now rehabilitated friend, to Wal-Mart, to surprise him for his birthday. We share the same birth date, and I wanted to buy him a pair…
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How do you teach your children about homelessness? "Mommy, these are the homeless webkinz," my 5 year old said. I had walked into their bedroom to find a camp of cardboard boxes set up against the wall. Luke, my 5 year old, explained the meaning of it all. "The…
Homelessness and World Hunger: How You Can Make a DifferenceRecently, we brought another mother's child with us on an adventure to see the Blue Angels at the annual Air Show in Fort Worth. Taking along one that's not your own can be challenging, especially if they don't fit into your family dynamic. And we knew it would be that…
